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Poet, Dylan Thomas said, “He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.” I missEEd the boredom. After weeks of work, finally I got a rest today and do some write up, to make order out of chaos. Chinese says, rest is to go further..
Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 6th of June this year. It is a celebration of the life of Qu Yuan, Chinese poet from the southern Chu during the Warring States Period. Upon learning that the State of Chu had been defeated by Qin, he committed ritual suicide by drowning in the river as a form of protest against the corruption of the era in great despair and distress.
The townspeople, hearing of Qu Yuan’s fate, rushed to their boats to try to save him. Since he was much loved, they tried to prevent the fish from eating his body by throwing rice dumplings (Zongzi) into the water. They beat drums to keep evil spirits away. In commemoration of Qu Yuan, people still eat Zongzi and hold dragon boat races annually on the day of his sacrifice.
This year I managed to watch the race of dragon boats at the water front of Case del Rio Hotel Melaka. Together with the racing event, a Chinese calligraphy competition was held at the site. When I went for shooting the dragon boats, I met some old friends, little Tang and father Tang, and other Chinese calligraphy teachers, which was first after many many months. It was great to get to see them and know that they were well doing.
And last month I celebrated the 2nd birthday of my buddy 500D camera but also grieved the end of its shutter life after a month. The tigers shot in Melaka Zoo below was the last click from the camera. Now it’s in the service center waiting for its repair. There won’t be any shooting until its return, while I’m considering of getting a new buddy to join the family, to take photography a step further.
May all bEEings happy. Sharing the snapshots taken in Melaka within these two months,
"someone call for the taxi?" (taxi stand of Melaka Sentral)
save tigers (tigers in the Zoo of Melaka)
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"emmm..."
dragon boats racing on Melaka River
monks
DO NOT CROSS
fatherly bond
three chances
"i'm waiting for dad"
It has come to JunEE. Another busy period where time is so retrained to update the website.
First we would like to express our deepest condolence to the loss of a great father, Mr Chan in the month of Fathers Day. Dear Jamie and Janic, it’s with profound sadness to hear that your father passed away. May your memories be your comfort.
When Murphy and I attended the wake of deceased Mr Chan, we had a good chat together with Jamie and Janic’s husband, Zhi-Wei. Of course the three of them have their own family now with children. So our conversation was mainly about family relationships.
They shared their experiences of being a husband and a father, on how to bring comfort to the ones they love. We also discussed on family issues in society such as the effect on moral development of children with single-parent family.
I really appreciate that they shared the challenges at times and satisfaction of being a father, and ways to build and maintain good relationship with their spouse. They showed the key of happinEEss: truth, honesty, understanding, and devotion.
Thanks to the three fathers for sharing their valuable experiences. June, happy Fathers Day!
May all beings be happy. Sharing some shots taken in Melaka:
man of the house
ritual
*
no trespassing
masked
vocal
flying safe
love (Cindy and Bear)
"i'll grow up"
old friendly cooper at Jalan Hang Kasturi, Melaka
Hello May! These two months are the period filled with lovEE. May, the month of a new beginning.
Firstly, congratulation to our friends Tong Poh-Ling and Goh Seng-Chin who finally finally tied the knot after so many years. Thanks for letting us to share and freeze the special moments of your beautiful day of wedding. There is nothing more beautiful in life than the union of two who love for one another has grown through the years, from the small acorn of passion, into a great rooted tree.
We would like to congratulate our old friend Yong-Chia and your lovely wife, Hong Shuat-Teng who just celebrated the full month of your baby, Ethan yesterday. We share in the happiness of the beautiful new life you have created, and our love is with your new family.
May is also a special month for mother. Last Sunday, most of us celebrated Mother’s Day.
As American author, Washington Irving described
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
Thank you for always being there, mom. Happy Mother’s Day. Hope your day is sunshine and flowers with happy thoughts to fill the house.
I’m glad that my camera is back from service. Sharing some shots taken in April and May, which some captured with my sister Panasonic camera.
May all beings bEE happy.
"oh, it's me"
Audrey Hepburn
balloons (Tong Poh-Ling & Goh Seng-Chin's wedding dinner)
time to go home (Phnom Penh International Airport)
swim across
fine weather
peacock
aftermath of fire
house in kampung
play time
Time goes? Perhaps no. Time stays, we go. Agreeing with English poet Austin Dobson, I think time makes us old, makes us change, makes us transform but time never change and it only remains as present.
We have come to April, where many bEEautiful tropical flowers blossom everywhere in Melaka and attract many flower lovers. The colorful flowers have made Melaka vibrant and attractive especially the bougainvilleas (also known as paper flower) flaunt their extravagant beauty for all to see.
Ever since my last overseas trip to Thailand last year, I’d been thinking for another trip to one of the South East Asia countries. My dream came true and I was invited to join a trip to Cambodia with some friends in early April. Even though it was a short 3 days 2 nights tour, we enjoyed natural beauty, spectacular view and warm friendly people of Khmer.
On the other hand, we are still keeping track on the news of Japan after the triple tragedy. Since March 11, few aftershocks have continued to rattle the nation and have renewed concerns about the fragile condition of the Fukushima nuclear facility, which continues to leak radiation into the ocean and atmosphere. Let us pray for Japan and what they are going through.
Sharing some shots taken in Melaka last month and early April. Last photo here was taken in Cambodia at the Siem Reap International Airport and I will post more photos of the Cambodia trip shortly.
May all beings bEE happy.
school (Masjid Tanah Chinese Primary School)
this way
stranger in town
dusk of hospital (General Hospital of Melaka)
fun to learn
"I have a dream"
bougainvillea
indulgence
time (Siem Reap International Airport)
你有能力写作，也想出书，却没有管道。那么，林悦或许能帮到你。（这是一篇来自林悦博客里的文章。） 内容如下：
你想出书吗？(photo from myprivatemap.blogspot.com)
那天和海滨出版社主编王虹吃饭，聊起了本地出版近年来有不错的发展，致使她想开拓更多不同的出版类别。
除了食谱，游记是目前走势最好的类目。市场上已不缺本地旅人书写的旅游丛书，大致也相当受读者欢迎。政治评论个别时评人有不错的口碑，红蜻蜓出版的青少年读物销量也让人惊喜。
说着说着，我们发现本地的出版种类还是很狭窄。我推荐几个有潜能的非专业写作人给王虹，建议几个可开拓的领域，比如亲子教育、两性书写、主题性的本土挖掘 等。当然，我们从那些可能为出版社带来好销量的方向去想，至于较少受到读者瞩目的纯文学、历史和社会探索、摄影集等，暂不在王虹的考虑之内，因为我们的阅读市场还不够多元和成熟，她背负了销量的压力，若不好卖，以后要策划推出本土书籍，也许会有困难。
虽然本地的中文阅读人口很受限，但可喜的是，她每年都必须在海外华文书市来临之际，推出好些本地书。这意味着，只要有了固定的出版日期，作者的需求也就有了。
她笑说，她现在最想找的是写爱情小说的本地人，这么一个通俗的书写领域，怎么想不到谁能写呢？
不管是什麽领域的书写，我觉得若有了出路，带动了市场需求，才有机会开拓更大的版图。本地媒体也需要给予本地作者更大的报道空间，让更多读者认识他们，不然 我们就很难建立起属于大马人的视觉角度、感情皈依、地方认同等元素。不管是严肃还是轻松的文字书写或创作，都能让一个社会的面貌更丰富，这应该是我们大家 所期待的发展。
如果你有书写能力，甚至已积累了等待出版的文字，何不试试为自己找一个出书的机会？我给你一个电邮，希望那是一个渠道：seashore_m@popularworld.com
介绍 ～ 林悦
林悦是一名文字工作者。出版过《彳亍地平线》系列、《榴梿国度》及《我的私房地图》游记，也担任过报章副刊记者。现为自由写作人及旅行策划者。
林悦的博客，有空记得去阅读。你会有所收获。
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About CJ
Hi! I am CJ, blogger of Juesatta and photographer of CJ Photography.
I love and enjoy photography, thus make me a lifestyle wedding photojournalist and portrait photographer based in Melaka, a lovely town full of history and characters in Malaysia.
Wedding is the sweetest thing of one’s life because it celebrates love, therefore I have always been passionate for capturing beautiful, natural and romantic wedding day images of moments for couples to be cherished a lifetime.
Drop me an email cj@cjfen.com and will be great to hear from you!